Afghan female Member of Parliament Fawzia Koofi, once condemned to die at birth for being a girl, now considering running for President of Afghanistan in the 2014 elections, the number of women in Pakistan suffering from acid attacks is on the rise, violence against women in the US and the recent passage of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and violence against women in general, is a critical and global issue.

Afghan female Member of Parliament Fawzia Koofi, once condemned to die at birth for being a girl, now considering running for President of Afghanistan in the 2014 elections, the number of women in Pakistan suffering from acid attacks is on the rise, violence against women in the US and the recent passage of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and violence against women in general, is a critical and global issue.